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Zaka

Zaka

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Hello everyone,

As you may be aware, I'm not very active in the clan anymore. My job and my studies are taking over most of my time right now. I've had a few problems recently taking care of the clan when it comes to clan's citadel managing, ranks managing, as well as drama and issues between members.

That's why I decided to retire and let someone else run the clan as a new leader.

Divine Ploow will be the new owner of Clan Quark. We had numerous talks together about what to do with the clan from now, and Divine has a very ambitious project. I believe he's very community focused and that it will help the clan to be what it should be : a place to discuss for merchants.

I spent the best years of my rs career being the leader of Clan Quark. I thank you all and in particular Charm Quark for this. Of course I'll still play every weekend, just like I'm doing right now.

Now I'll let Divine explaining a few things about the clan in the future.

Bisou les amis et à très vite !

Zaka

05-Dec-2015 13:09:38

Divine Ploow

Divine Ploow

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Hey guys, Divine here.

A while back Zaka approached me saying he was looking to move on from the CC, while I was looking to open a new ingame chat for Merc|-|z, the merchanting community I help to run.

I also spoke to Charm Quark, the first owner, who suggested that I should take over Clan quark to make it more about merchanting discussion again and to not throw the years of ranks, reputation and citadel away. He was concerned that a Merc*z clan chat would lead to all merchanting discussion moving there and Clan quark becoming purely administrative for the R Quark fc.

So I'll be doing this, along with some great people that were already ranked (you know who you are :) ). Most things will continue the way they were, but there will also be some changes.

Changes:


1. I'll be inviting people from the Merc** site over (and through the videos), so the CC will likely grow in size. It is a nice bunch of people who are very eager to learn and improve. Some may have a lot of questions, others may bring a lot to the table for you in terms of stuff you can learn.

2. Blatant manipulation is going to be an absolute no go. The chat has been very forgiving in this for a long time and it is time that changed. Discussion is always welcome, trying to push people into buying or selling won't be.

3. We'll be a bit harsher on trolling and general disruptive behaviour. If people come to the chat to mess it up, they won't be welcome anymore. On Merc*z we have a great atmosphere of helpful and friendly people, I'd like that to be the case in Clan Quark too.

Ultimately I think everyone will benefit from this. I won't be forcing anyone from Clan Quark to join Merc*z or vice versa. I just want to create a nice place for people to talk about merchanting in game.

If you have any concerns, feel free to voice them on here, to me in pm or in the CC.

I for one look forward to this, thanks Charm, Zaka and the other ranks for your support :)
- Divine

05-Dec-2015 13:10:27 - Last edited on 05-Dec-2015 13:41:22 by Divine Ploow

Charm Quark

Charm Quark

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A couple things, to be clear:

I'd advocate a gradual change to any new rules in the clan. That is, at least for the first week or so, we definitely shouldn't kick for anything that we wouldn't have kicked for in the past. Some off topic is going to happen, especially when the market is quiet and there's no merchanting conversation going on. Trying to regulate that would probably be counterproductive. The only people who should probably eventually be removed from the clan are those who are openly hostile to newcomers and won't change that behavior.

I don't think attempting to censor manipulation will be useful. I know that rule is well intentioned, but enforcing it will be a nightmare because it's often impossible to distinguish earnest advice from manipulation. Further, because obvious manipulation is obvious, it's usually not even very dangerous!

All that said, I think done carefully this change will be a positive one that brings new life into the clan. Best of luck, Ploow, and many thanks to Zaka for the work he's put into this clan over the years!

05-Dec-2015 15:53:01

Cuber

Cuber

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I only cried a little when Zaka told me he was planning to retire as a leader from Clan Quark.
You did a great job, Zaka, thanks!

Also looking forward to fusing with Merc|-|z.

Cheers,
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05-Dec-2015 16:47:53

Trips
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Trips

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Non mon roi Zaka!

Thanks for everything you've done for me and our clan/fc in the past few years. You were a great pillar of leadership for as long as I can remember. Always wise and helpful for everyone.

The legacy you've left is going to be remembered for quite some time. Hopefully all is well in your life and your great leadership qualities translates to you to be successful with things outside of rs.

Best of luck with your future and know you've made many friends and acquaintances throughout your time in Quark.

Thanks Divine for taking an initiative of actually doing something with Clan Quark, there are some great members in the clan, but there were never any motives within the cc. Hopefully you can guide us in being a more helpful and friendly clan to all players that are interested.

Trips

05-Dec-2015 18:37:59 - Last edited on 05-Dec-2015 18:38:33 by Trips

Since1980

Since1980

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Monsieur Zaka,

First of all I would like to say that there are no words to express my respect towards you, all I can say is its been a privilege knowing you.We have been friends ingame ever since we met in the early days of good old rare quark and I will always consider you one and I'm sure I ll see you around every now and then.
So its rather a till later than a goodbye.

As for our new clan leader Divine Ploow and his project: As in any transition there are always pros and cons.

1.I dont believe we should forget the purpose of the cc.It was created as a place where merchants can relax, go off topic discuss trends and generally socialize as a result of the correct strict policy kept in the fc.I do enjoy my time spending in the cc and I got to meet great ppl there.So as long as everyone is being respectful to each other going off topic shouldnt be an issue.
There are many times that I'd rather listen to the Rat hitting on girls series than the affect of invention on items

2.The transition should be completed gradually, one step at a time one rule at a time.Of course some ground rules should be established but I believe its gonna take time till the cc is formed as Ploow wants.Charm said a week I think its gonna take at least couple months as some rules would have to be reviewed/changed for the better and see how they affect the community.

3.Officially the cc isnt associated with the fc but I always considered it to be.99% of our clanmates/guests are either ranks in fc or were referred to the cc while being in the fc for advice/rules etc and also phat ranges are discussed in the cc.I do believe that the cc should maintain its assisting policy to the merchant community.Also ranges should continue being discussed in the cc for transparency reasons.

This is my first input on the matter but I would like to collect my thoughts first as its been only a few hours announced.
Looking forward to Ploows rules and to meet more ppl from the community

05-Dec-2015 23:32:59 - Last edited on 05-Dec-2015 23:33:31 by Since1980

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